#13 Garrett Nussmeier Season 2025
2024 MVP Texas Bowl
2024 SEC Offensive Player of the Week vs. UCLA
2024 SEC Offensive Player of the Week vs. Ole Miss
2024 MVP ReliaQuest Bowl
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
LSU’s starting quarterback for the second year and considered one of the nation’s top QBs heading into the 2025 season … Started all 13 games for the Tigers in 2024, leading LSU to a 9-4 mark and a win over Baylor in the Texas Bowl … Is 10-4 as a starter for the Tigers … Twice named MVP of a bowl game, earning that honor at the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl – his first collegiate start – and in the 2024 Texas Bowl … Enters fifth season with the Tigers in 2025 … Has appeared in 31 games with 14 starts … In just 1 season as a starter, ranks among LSU’s Top 10 in several career passing categories – No. 5 in TD passes (40), No. 7 in attempts (744) and completions (466) and No. 9 in yards (5,772) … Has 2 400+-yards passing games and 9 with 300-yards or more … Has engineered 3 fourth quarter comebacks as a starter, 2 in 2024 (South Carolina and Ole Miss) and against Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl to cap the 2023 season … Team leader who has the respect of his teammates … Used the 2023 season, playing behind Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels, preparing for his turn to become the starter … Took reps with the 1s each week in 2023 … Has the “it” factor … An elite quarterback with tremendous arm talent … Vocal player on the field who plays with tremendous confidence … Extremely tough, proving that by playing through a shoulder injury that occurred on a second quarter sack against Oklahoma … Missed only 6 plays before returning to the game and leading the Tigers to a 37-17 win … Can also extend plays with his feet if necessary … Truly a student of the game, learning the position from his dad Doug, who played quarterback in the NFL … His dad is the quarterbacks coach for the Philadelphia Eagles … Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, but spent part of his childhood living in Tuscaloosa and Gainesville … Two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2021 and 2022 … Majoring in mass communications … Graduated high school early and enrolled at LSU in the spring of 2021, taking part in spring drills … Nicknamed “Nuss” and offense takes on the nickname the “Nuss Bus” when he’s in at quarterback.
JUNIOR SEASON (2024)
Started all 13 games, leading LSU to a 9-4 mark and a win over Baylor in the Texas Bowl … Statistically, was the most prolific first-year starting quarterback in LSU history with more passing yards, completions, attempts, TDs and total offense than any first-year starter in program history … Completed 337-of-525 passes for 4,052 yards, 29 TDs and 12 interceptions … His 4,052 passing yards rank No. 2 in LSU history and No. 10 in SEC history … The 337 completions rank No. 2 in LSU history and No. 7 in SEC history … Finished No. 2 in the SEC and No. 5 nationally in passing yards per game (311.7) … Led the SEC and ranked No. 3 nationally in completions (337) …Ranked No. 2 in the league and No. 8 nationally in total offense (308.8) … His 29 TD passes tied for No. 2 in the SEC and No. 10 in the FBS … Accounted for 32 total TDs (29 passing, 3 rushing) … Had rushing TDs vs. South Alabama (2) and Texas A&M (1) … Completed at least 20 passes in every game with a career-best 32 coming in win over UCLA … Had at least 1 TD pass in all but 1 game (Arkansas) … Had 8 games with 300 or more passing yards, including 2 400-yard games … Set a career-best with 409 passing yards in win over South Alabama … Had 405 yards at Texas A&M … Named MVP of the Texas Bowl after completing 24-of-34 passes for 313 yards and 3 TDs … Twice named SEC Offensive Player of the Week (vs. UCLA and Ole Miss) … In win over South Carolina, led LSU from a 17-0 first half deficit to win, 36-33 … Completed 24-of-40 passes for 285 yards and 2 TDs vs. the Gamecocks … He followed that with a career-high 32 completions on 44 attempts for 352 yards and 3 TDs in win over UCLA … Led LSU to overtime win over Ole Miss by converting a pair of fourth-downs on the game-tying drive that sent the contest into overtime … Tied game on 4th-and-5 with a 23-yard TD pass to Aaron Anderson with 27 seconds remaining in the contest … Then won the game on LSU’s first play in overtime when he connected with Kyren Lacy on a 25-yard TD pass sending the Tigers to a 29-26 victory over the Rebels … Closed season with 3 TD passes in wins over Oklahoma and Baylor in the Texas Bowl … Against Oklahoma, put his toughness on display, overcoming a second quarter shoulder injury that sent him to the locker room for a brief time … Missed 6 offensive plays before returning to the game with the contest tied at 17-17 … Connected with Chris Hilton on a 40-yard TD pass just before halftime in his first series back from the injury and went on to help LSU outscore the Sooners 20-0 over the final 30:45 of the game to win, 37-17 … In first start in Tiger Stadium, threw 6 TD passes and for 302 yards in win over Nicholls in week 2 … Opened season completing 30-of-39 passes for 308 yards and 2 scores against USC in Las Vegas.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2023)
Appeared in 7 games with 1 start … Started ReliaQuest Bowl win over Wisconsin, completing 31-of-45 passes for 395 yards and 3 TDs in the 35-31 win … Named MVP of the ReliaQuest Bowl … Drove LSU 98 yards late in fourth quarter for game-winning touchdown – a 4-yard TD pass to Brian Thomas with 3:08 to play … Set LSU marks for most completions (31) and passing yards (395) for a player making his first career start in the win over Wisconsin … Tied the LSU mark for TDs (3) and pass attempts (45) for first-time starters vs. Wisconsin … Threw TD passes of 38 and 4 yards to Brian Thomas and added a 14-yard TD pass to Chris Hilton as the Tigers overcame a 14-0 first quarter deficit to beat Wisconsin … Rushed for first career TD in win over Grambling in week 2 … Played most of fourth quarter against Alabama when starter Jayden Daniels was knocked out of the game … Connected on 5-of-10 passes for 53 yards against the Crimson Tide … Completed 7-of-12 passes for 89 yards and a TD in win over Army … Other action came in wins over Mississippi State and Missouri.
REDSHIRT FREHSMAN SEASON (2022)
Appeared in 7 games … Completed 52-of-84 passes for 800 yards, 5 TDs and 4 interceptions … Played entire second half of LSU’s game against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game … In second half of that game, completed 15-of-27 passes for 294 yards, 2 TDs and an interception … The 294 passing yards is the most in any half in school history … Touchdown passes vs. Georgia covered 34 yards to Malik Nabers and 33 yards to Jaray Jenkins … In 63-7 win over Purdue in the Citrus Bowl, completed 11-of-15 passes for 173 yards, 2 TDs and an interception … Connected with Malik Nabers on a 75-yard TD in win over Purdue … Also threw a 10-yard TD pass to Brian Thomas in bowl game.
TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2021)
Backup quarterback for the Tigers as a true freshman … Appeared in four games … Granted a redshirt … Action came against McNeese, Central Michigan, Ole Miss and Arkansas … Finished year 29-of-57 for 329 yards, 2 TDs and 2 interceptions … Most extensive time came against Arkansas when he took over for Max Johnson after the first two series of the game … Connected on 18-of-31 passes for 179 yards, 1 TD and a pair of interceptions against the Razorbacks … Against Ole Miss, threw first TD of college career, connecting with Malik Nabers for a 9-yard score in the fourth quarter … Completed 7-of-12 passes for 103 yards against Ole Miss … Collegiate debut came in week 2 against McNeese, going 3-of-10 for 19 yards … The following week was 1-of-4 for 28 yards against Central Michigan.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-star pro-style quarterback from Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas … Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana … One of the nation’s top quarterback prospects … Earned four stars from 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Ranked No. 13 at his positional nationally by ESPN as well as being the No. 9 prospect overall in Texas and No. 61 overall … Led his team to a 9-0 mark and the district title as a senior … Threw for 50 touchdowns and over 5,300 yards as a sophomore and junior … In 2019, he earned Texas District 6-6A MVP Honors… Selected to 2020 Under Armour All American Game… 2020 Texas 6A Midseason Player of the Year… Completed 213-of-293 passes for 2,815 yards, 33 touchdowns and only five interceptions as a senior in 2020 … For career, racked up 8,160 passing yards and 83 touchdowns, completing 623 passes on 946 attempts with only 20 interceptions … Son of Doug Nussmeier, a longtime quarterbacks coach in the NFL … His dad Doug was drafted in the fourth round of the 1994 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints and spent five years (1994-98) with the franchise … His dad played college football at the University of Idaho where he was named the 1993 Walter Payton Player of the Year, an award given annually to the top player in Division I-AA football.
GARRETT NUSSMEIER’S CAREER PASSING HIGHS
Pass attempts: 50 at Texas A&M, 2024
Pass completions: 32 vs. UCLA, 2024
Pass yards: 409 vs. South Alabama, 2024
Pass TDs: 6 vs. Nicholls, 2024
Long pass: 76 (TD) at Texas A&M, 2024
GARRETT NUSSMEIER’S CAREER RUSHING HIGHS
Rush attempts: 9 at Florida, 2024
Rush yards: 16 vs. Ole Miss, 2024
Long rush: 14, 2x (Last: vs. Alabama, 2024; First: vs. Ole Miss, 2024)
TD: 2 vs. South Alabama, 2024
GARRETT NUSSMEIER’S 400-YARD PASSING GAMES (2)
2024
409 vs. South Alabama
405 at Texas A&M
GARRETT NUSSMEIER’S 300-YARD PASSING GAMES (7)
2024
352 vs. UCLA
337 vs. Ole Miss
332 vs. Vanderbilt
313 vs. Baylor, Texas Bowl
308 vs. USC
302 vs. Nicholls
2023
395 vs. Wisconsin, ReliaQuest Bowl
Nussmeier Games With Rushing and Passing TD (2)
South Alabama (2 rush, 2 pass), 2024
At Texas A&M (1 rush, 2 pass), 2024
Nussmeier in the LSU Record Book (through 2024 season)
Career
Attempts: No. 6 with 744
Completions: No. 7 with 466
Passing Yards: No. 9 with 5,772
Passing TDs: Tie No. 5 with 40
Season
Attempts: No. 2 with 525 in 2024
Completions: No. 2 with 337 in 2024
Passing Yards: No. 2 with 4,052 in 2024
Passing TDs: No. 3 with 29 in 2024